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in washington was really a hospital city at that time. there was as many as 50,000 soldiersnd sailors in the hospitals of washington, temporary hospital set up all over town. and of course, those people started dying and they had to be buried. so earlier in the war, the national cemeteries were established at alexandria, virginia and at the old soldiers home in northwest washington. they were planned to accommodate all of those who died in the washington area hospitals. what happened was that the war went on much longer and was much bloodier than anybody expect it so that we pretty soon filled up the graveyards, the national cemeteries in alexandria and at the old soldiers home in washington and needed new imperial space. so the quartermaster's office of the union army looked across the river and found this place, arlington, and thought it would be a good place to begin burying people. arlington happened to be the home of robert e. lee, the confederate general. so not only was it a convenient place to begin military burials for the civil
in washington was really a hospital city at that time. there was as many as 50,000 soldiersnd sailors in the hospitals of washington, temporary hospital set up all over town. and of course, those people started dying and they had to be buried. so earlier in the war, the national cemeteries were established at alexandria, virginia and at the old soldiers home in northwest washington. they were planned to accommodate all of those who died in the washington area hospitals. what happened was that...
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unfortunately he end up in the hospital in washington. he got a case of german measles which killed many service members on both sides of the war. he developed peritonitis from his infection and he died in the washington hospital and was brought across the potomac river to arlington as the first military burial. things were so desperate at that time in the civil war there were so many people buying that there wasn't much time for a ceremony or ritual at arlington. they would bring people over for burial day after day after day and they went into the ground as william did with no flags flying, no bugles' playing, quite often not a chaplain to give a sendoff. so basically we are trying to keep up with the carnage from the civil war when arlington began. during the war, things were so desperate that there wasn't any time for tombstones. they had headboards made out of the plane or walnut, painted white with black lettering. those of course had to be maintained or they fell apart. so that in the years after the civil war mike we began to clea
unfortunately he end up in the hospital in washington. he got a case of german measles which killed many service members on both sides of the war. he developed peritonitis from his infection and he died in the washington hospital and was brought across the potomac river to arlington as the first military burial. things were so desperate at that time in the civil war there were so many people buying that there wasn't much time for a ceremony or ritual at arlington. they would bring people over...
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the washington wizards star is under investigation. he and a teammate are accused of pulling guns in the locker room. richard reeve is live at the verizon center. >> he spoke briefly with reporters after the game, saying essentially he could have used better judgment. the team owners also spoke out tonight. they felt that guns had no work place -- had no place in the workplace environment. filbert arenas had his share of red hot moments against the spurs tonight. after the game, he came close to an apology for bringing guns to the verizon center. >> i could have shows better judgment. >> fans are asking pointed questions. >> why were they in the locker room? >> him as a role model and everything, he h to do better than that. >> the u.s. attorney's office and d.c. police are investigating after the new york post reported that arenas and a teammate drew guns on each other during a recent locker room to speak. >> it is an ongoing investigation. >> arenas and wizards have acknowledged he kept one or more unloaded guns in his locker. it ton
the washington wizards star is under investigation. he and a teammate are accused of pulling guns in the locker room. richard reeve is live at the verizon center. >> he spoke briefly with reporters after the game, saying essentially he could have used better judgment. the team owners also spoke out tonight. they felt that guns had no work place -- had no place in the workplace environment. filbert arenas had his share of red hot moments against the spurs tonight. after the game, he came...
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second to none in terms of the work that we do here in washington. so i will submit for the record with consent, mr. president, this very brief wire service story about the unemployment rate in pennsylvania. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you. and let me just conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple of minutes about what we have done this past year, the recovery and reinvestment act known by that -- as many things are -- by the acronym arra, the american refer and reinvestment act. the word "recovery" and the word "reinvestment." because that's the intended purpose of that legislation. it was at the right time at the early months of 2009. but there are a lot of americans who believe it is not being implemented fast enough. the jump-starting feblght of the spending, whether it is on infrastructure or energy efficiency or investments in education, investments in health care, tax cut for 95% of the american people, which was in the recovery bill, that all of that is not moving fast enough. so one of the jobs
second to none in terms of the work that we do here in washington. so i will submit for the record with consent, mr. president, this very brief wire service story about the unemployment rate in pennsylvania. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you. and let me just conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple of minutes about what we have done this past year, the recovery and reinvestment act known by that -- as many things are -- by the acronym arra, the...
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this has been called washington, d.c.,'s uglies down. you will see on the top are forwards, faith faith, hope, charity and finally temperance which gives the foundation in. by the way, comes out, through the forwards, out of the bible from saint paul's letter to the corinthians. the found here was actually placed here in 1882 by a california dentist named henry cogswell. he had made his fortune in the gold rush and he was part of the whole assonance movement. he made enough money these statutes around the country on a handful of them survived, including here in washington, d.c., and also in new york city. if you look at the statue itself, it's loaded with symbolism here. both symbolizing water, so you see the two dolphins in the middle which are pretty ugly. water once came out of the mouse. this was an actual drinking fountain. there are two cranes on the top of the fountain. those are waterbirds. and it was actually, about 100 feet south of us now, there was a very, very bad neighborhood. so symbolically what they found said was the dr
this has been called washington, d.c.,'s uglies down. you will see on the top are forwards, faith faith, hope, charity and finally temperance which gives the foundation in. by the way, comes out, through the forwards, out of the bible from saint paul's letter to the corinthians. the found here was actually placed here in 1882 by a california dentist named henry cogswell. he had made his fortune in the gold rush and he was part of the whole assonance movement. he made enough money these statutes...
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around until it came to ronald reagan right next to george washington. and he and i talked about the drama that he experienced on the wheel right next to president washington. on that particular week, we had the confirmation hearings of judge bork for the supreme court of the united states, and september 17 when i traveled to philadelphia with the president, it was a thursday and i missed my opportunity to question judge bork. and i got that opportunity on saturday morning, and i was the only one there and had -- at least there were only a few people there and had an opportunity to question judge bork for an hour and a half. and ultimately, played a key role in the rejection of the nomination of judge bork who believed in original intent and had a very, very different view of the constitution. did not believe in due process of law. that was not part of the constitution, and he disagreed with the incorporation of the ten amendments through the due process clause to apply to the states. and that was a momentous supreme court hearing. during the years of pr
around until it came to ronald reagan right next to george washington. and he and i talked about the drama that he experienced on the wheel right next to president washington. on that particular week, we had the confirmation hearings of judge bork for the supreme court of the united states, and september 17 when i traveled to philadelphia with the president, it was a thursday and i missed my opportunity to question judge bork. and i got that opportunity on saturday morning, and i was the only...
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now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. with all due deference to separation of pewers, last week the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the flood gates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections. i don't think american elections should be bankrolled by america's most powerful interests or worse, by foreign entities. they should be decided by the american people and i urge democrats and republicans to pass the bill that helps correct some of these problems. i'm also calling on congress continue down
now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office....
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in washington, i am brian moore. >> coming to salzburg, ocean city, a new airline may be coming. they would like to remain anonymous for the time. they only have flights through philadelphia and charlotte, but business leaders must prove there is enough demand. the time is 9:08. it is 16 degrees on tv hill. we have the baltimore business journal writer here with more details. >> here to explain more, just ahead. >> spinning off of the new england coast, a storm. it feels like >> take a look at our doppler radar. the storm is still spinning off of cape cod and going to the south, intensifying the winds. we are still very windy and cold. all of the snow is in new england. the lake effect snow machine is working in new york state and it is headed to the south. once you get around cleveland and parts of pennsylvania, down in west virginia, lake effect snow diminishes because the wind is more westerly. but that might pick up later as the snow starts falling again out in western maryland and pennsylvania. we will keep an eye on that. let's take a look at the current temperatures. looks
in washington, i am brian moore. >> coming to salzburg, ocean city, a new airline may be coming. they would like to remain anonymous for the time. they only have flights through philadelphia and charlotte, but business leaders must prove there is enough demand. the time is 9:08. it is 16 degrees on tv hill. we have the baltimore business journal writer here with more details. >> here to explain more, just ahead. >> spinning off of the new england coast, a storm. it feels like...
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washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for 120 years or so, how can you wean them from that loyalty to of virginia or massachusetts? and turn them to the union? washington stood for the unions so they could look up to him as a clause i mark. they had been under a monarch's their whole lives so it was likely to look to someone like washington who stood for the united states, the country itself couldn't attract that kind of loyalty. that is his claim to fame. he had an enormous amount of charisma. he had a standing with the people that no president, no subsequent president had. he was the only president
washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for...
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there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very unlikely this evening. i spoke to many how democratic lawmakers, and many said they don't see it possible. they personally would not vote yes, and all you need is a couple of house democrats to drop off. that throws that idea of the house passing the senate bill out the window. what is next? that is such a big question mark. house democratic leaders huddled in nancy pelosi's office a short while ago to watch the returns, and they're trying to figure out what to do with health care. there is no clearer path. all of the options are very, very bad when it comes to trying to
there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very...
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yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for 13.5 lost and the state of new jersey, with credit for 13 lost. the other states are illinois, thank you center, maryland, new york, north carolina, oregon, tennessee, minnesota, california, and washington. there are nine worst states this year. we added, unfortunately, six new states to that category. they are arizona, virginia, vt., pennsylvania, ohio, and nebraska. in order of ranking, the states in the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 basic laws are south dakota with only three of the laws, arizona, north d
yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for...
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now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. with all due deference to separation of pewers, last week the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the flood gates for special interests including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections. i don't think american elections should be bankrolled by america's most powerful interests or worse, by foreign entities. they should be decided by the american people and i urge democrats and republicans to pass the bill that helps correct some of these problems. i'm also calling on congress continue down t
now that's what i came to washington to do. that's why for the first time in history my administration posts on our white house visit -- posts all our white house visitors online. that's why we excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs. but we can't stop there. it's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration or with congress. it's time to put strict limits on the contributions the lobbyists give to candidates for federal office....
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he is trying to get the work out throughout washington. a new way to trim the fat in washington, one work out at a time. >> don't go away. we'll be back with more news in a moment. first a look at some eevents going on around town this weekend. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. >> a lot of shouting back in 2009. don't forget all the yelling. america considered an all-time low. a couple of men with little in come on trying to change that. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> who has card number one. last summer's town hall meeting. cable tv. >> this guy is a racist. >> the title is so messy, i love it. now we judg
he is trying to get the work out throughout washington. a new way to trim the fat in washington, one work out at a time. >> don't go away. we'll be back with more news in a moment. first a look at some eevents going on around town this weekend. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and...
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. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card scene. this one near boston. the boardwalk. in the town of hull. on bo
. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay...
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by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska, connecticut. by three times as much in virginia, mississippi, and you don't. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. around our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped blowing snow, and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers, total. we have done none of those things and don't intend to. saddest of all, our sister states, at least 40 of them, are doing the worst thing possible in times like these. they are raising taxes, adding to the burden on families already in distress, and making the economic climate is even less attractive to new jobs than they were before. michigan, wisconsin, new jersey and at least 11 more have raised income taxes. ohio, oregon, minnesota, and 30 more, have raised gas taxes. many states have raised multiple taxes at the same time. i hope you will join me in saying tonight to the pe
by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska, connecticut. by three times as much in virginia, mississippi, and you don't. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. around our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped blowing snow, and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers, total. we have done none...
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washington loses 23-20, ends the season with 4 and 12 record. with the dismal season in the books, rumors have been swirling about the coach's future for three months, expected to end today with his dismissal. brett haber joins us from redskins park with more of what you have see seen with your own eyes. >> reporter: good morning. this comes as a shock to nobody. his firing has been rumored for the last several months, seems to be coming to fruition this morning. i had to laugh when i was at the station getting ready for sports plus. the redskins sent an e-mail saying that jim zorn's normal monday press conference was on for 12:25 this afternoon, and all of us laughed and said the likelihood that press conference takes place with him present is low, now it seems there will no press conference, unless it is a press conference for the hiring of magician san. several sources reporting this morning that he was fired shortly after arriving back here at redskins park at 2:30 this morning. that's when they got back from san diego. i witnessed him leavi
washington loses 23-20, ends the season with 4 and 12 record. with the dismal season in the books, rumors have been swirling about the coach's future for three months, expected to end today with his dismissal. brett haber joins us from redskins park with more of what you have see seen with your own eyes. >> reporter: good morning. this comes as a shock to nobody. his firing has been rumored for the last several months, seems to be coming to fruition this morning. i had to laugh when i was...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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george washington, william henry heir harrison, and camela. when the civil war came around, he tried to give his largest steam ship to the union navy. the secretary said no, nobody thoughts war was going to last that long. he wasn't going to have the expensive ship. it was going to be a white elephant for the navy. so he ended up being forced, actually, against his will to it lease it for very large sums to the war department. complicated story that will have the free market people shaking their heads. because it really was a crazy result. but from the mermac sinks all of the human ships. of course we all know the monitor came down. battles twisted in still. the standard version is the end of the story. but at that point, there was only one ship that would handle. if they had a simple mechanical break down, it would have been helpful. >> yeah. so secretary of war stanton said can you help. so he rushed to washington. he met with lincoln himself. and. and lincoln said what can you do. probably what'll happen is they won't risk the mermac agains
george washington, william henry heir harrison, and camela. when the civil war came around, he tried to give his largest steam ship to the union navy. the secretary said no, nobody thoughts war was going to last that long. he wasn't going to have the expensive ship. it was going to be a white elephant for the navy. so he ended up being forced, actually, against his will to it lease it for very large sums to the war department. complicated story that will have the free market people shaking...
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let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them out, they couldn't do it. they called me, i couldn't get anywhere. then we saw the haitian ambassador being interviewed on cnn. so i called into the station and said, can you get a message from me to ambassador joseph? they did, the ambassador called me, he started the ball rolling. then we got great cooperation from the department of homeland security, immigration, the state department, the military was terrific. we got on a plane yesterday morning, monday morning, at 11:30 from pittsburgh. we reached the port-au-prince at a
let's go to washington. governor ed rendell, democrat of pennsylvania, has just come back from haiti accompanying 53 children from the orphanage in port-au-prince. how did this come about, ed? >> the brezhnev orphanage was run by two women out of pittsburgh. when the earthquake happened, they had to keep the kids outside, no sanitation, very little food and water. they called home and were connected with the wonderful pittsburgh medical center. they tried to get the ability to take them...
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"washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> after a while, it really sinks in. it is gone. that hurts. >> this week, lesley and andrew cockburn on "american casino." sunday night at 8:00. >> now to the capital for congressional birthday celebration for abraham lincoln. the nation celebrated the 200th birth in february. president obama, nancy pelosi, and dick durbin all spoke. it was created by act of congress in 2000. this is about one hour. >> mr. president and the guests, welcome to the capitol rotunda as we observe the bicentennial of the birth of our great president abraham lincoln. we are honored to be joined today by the president of the united states, president barack obama. [applause] please remain standing for the opening ceremonies. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the presentation of the colors by the united states armed forces color guard and the singing of our national anthem by the united states army chorus. ♪ >> present -- ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so pr
"washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> after a while, it really sinks in. it is gone. that hurts. >> this week, lesley and andrew cockburn on "american casino." sunday night at 8:00. >> now to the capital for congressional birthday celebration for abraham lincoln. the nation celebrated the 200th birth in february. president obama, nancy pelosi, and dick durbin all spoke. it was created by act of congress in 2000. this is about...
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but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation period is that people were essentially pointing fingers. the american people are not going to respond well to both sides making this a partisan food fight. >> i wonder if, in fact, there's even anecdotal support of president obama given that some of the daily gallup tracking polls, for example, conducted after christmas day showed obama's ratings ticking up. >> well, people look to presidents for strength and leadership at a time of instability and fear. that's what we saw after 9/11. and as long as he doesn't get engaged in this political food fight, he can stay above the fray and b
but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation...
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here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed that government works. and i thought his rebuttal response to congressman mike pences question about the unemployment, and he pointed out that there are 650,000 people laid off and lost their job in december 2008, 750,000 in january, another 650,000 in february, before his plan kicked in. and that economists now, and he has to make the case which i think has been very poorly made that government does and has made a difference whether it's in-- . >> lehrer: you mean the stimulus package. >> the stimulus package and his other initiat
here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed...
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it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by mail, you know how they're going to vote, you know when they're going to get their ballot. if you need to communicate with them, it narrows down the window of when you want to do that, because oh, they're all going vote by mail, so it doesn't make sense to do tons of commercials and wait until election day because they're all going to have their ballot by four weeks by then. so this is an important thing to know. ballot for six weeks. one of the things you need to pay attention to is the most important thing is getting your name on the ballot. the research you are going to do -- state law
it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by...
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archbishop of washington at the ordinary of this diocese here. [cheers and applause] crp programs. this is live on c-span. but the same firms have recorded a record profits and are handing out lavish bonuses. some continue to follow reckless compensation practices. this is because we have been irresponsible corporate coacher where american ceos are awarded large bonuses and a generous stock options even when their companies performed poorly. this has been typical in the past 25 years. the total real compensation of ceos grew sixfold in this time. the case against the pay of american ceos looks even more powerful by recognizing that the typical american company receives -- american company had received more total compensation that the company head of most developed countries. clearly, american ceos are being rewarded over ceos elsewhere, even when per-capita income of the countries do not differ much. recent headlines have focused on financial firms, we cannot ignore other sectors. in fact, the five ceos all outside of finance or recently named the highest paid worst performers. the
archbishop of washington at the ordinary of this diocese here. [cheers and applause] crp programs. this is live on c-span. but the same firms have recorded a record profits and are handing out lavish bonuses. some continue to follow reckless compensation practices. this is because we have been irresponsible corporate coacher where american ceos are awarded large bonuses and a generous stock options even when their companies performed poorly. this has been typical in the past 25 years. the total...
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leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i think he will find him very intelligent. >> thank you very much. i must say as an aging law professor, power point is still something i'm not very comfortable with. i will do my best to move my slides along, but you might also listen to what i have to say. if there is anything that we can predict with almost certainty about the health legislation that will emerge in the next month, is that legislation will include the health insurance exchange. a health insurance exchanges quite simply unorganized market for the purchase of health insurance. the exchange's most familiar to us are the -- are those represente
leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i...
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[inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a congressman that is running for senate from the state of delaware. congressman castle, overall what were your impressions of the president's speech? what did you specifically agree with? >> first of all, i thought it was a solid speech. secondly, i think he delivers the speech as well as anybody i've ever seen deliver a speech and that is always a tremendous asset for him. i happen to agree with parts of it. i happen to agree with what he sought to do for education. certainly some of his statements about some of the security of the country, the military securit
[inaudible conversations] >> -- here in washington, d.c. and we are life in the statuary hall which is maybe 20 yards from the house of representatives where president obama just spoke and is just leaving the chamber. this evening from that whole we are going to be talking with members of congress, getting their reaction to what the president had to say this evening. and we are starting off this evening with republican mike castle of delaware who is also the senate candidate, he is a...
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the region. this is about 30 minutes. >> -- my colleague of the foreign minister of him and and my colleague and friend, secretary clinton of the united states. i want to first call thank the yemeni delegation who came to the conference headed by the pri minister but also including the deputy prime ministers for the defense and security and economic affairs as well as foreign minister kobe for traveling here. i just finished sharing a meter of some 20 countries and five international institutions about yemen and its challenges, about how its government is tackling the problems i
in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the...
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your forecast for the washington area for today, plenty of clouds. still windy at times actually few flurries possible. high 32 degrees. that is 11 degrees below normal and as i said, those winds could gust up to 30 miles per hour at times today. five-day forecast, more cold weather on tap. tomorrow, 34. wednesday, 37. thursday, maybe 39. maybe if we're luck you, 40 degrees. there is a chance of snow as a coastal storm will likely develop thursday night into friday. don't know how much snow at this point. frankly, that storm could stay to our south and we could see no snow p there is a 40 to 50 prirt chance of that torrey pines in our area -- we could see no snow. there is a 40 to 50% chance of that in our area. >>> we have the lane open around the capital beltway. no incidents between college park and bethesda. the live shot of 270 out of germantown headed south. the lane are open all the out to the split. we've seen a big change in our traffic pat everyones. the kids are back to school. we've seen a big change -- we've seen a big change in our traf
your forecast for the washington area for today, plenty of clouds. still windy at times actually few flurries possible. high 32 degrees. that is 11 degrees below normal and as i said, those winds could gust up to 30 miles per hour at times today. five-day forecast, more cold weather on tap. tomorrow, 34. wednesday, 37. thursday, maybe 39. maybe if we're luck you, 40 degrees. there is a chance of snow as a coastal storm will likely develop thursday night into friday. don't know how much snow at...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on c-span. can you listen live on your i phone with the c-span radio app. from the nations capitol and across the country, listen to c-span radio. also a free app for your i phone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >> this week on "q&a," college students from around the coirnt talk about visiting washington, d.c. and how this experience may influence their future. this is sponsored by the washington center, a non-profit organization started in 1975. >> seated next to me, mike smith, the prefts washington center and a room full of col
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> later today, a couple of programs on afghanistan and pakistan. first, remarks from james jones on the administration's strategy in those reeg ons. starting live. more from senator karl levin beginning at 2:00 a.m. >> wednesday, president obama with his first state of the union address. his palestine to deal with issues such as unemployment and healthcare. wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 people eastern on...
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right now, 24 here in washington. 24 in baltimore. dulles airport at 23 degrees. frederick, maryland, 25 there and you out to the west at winchester, we are at 22 this morning. also, wind chills in effect. it feels like it is in the teens across most of the area. here is a look at the satellite- radar. now, couple of things. yeah, there is snow. what precipitation you are seeing in the east, it is cold everywhere. it is snow in western portions of pennsylvania, ohio, central portions of west virginia as well and they had some pretty good snows over the weekend in western maryland and west virginia. hence the school delays out there. for us, before a few clouds building in. we'll see more cloud cover work its way in here latwhat is goin well, take a look. the jet stream is part of the problem. it has sunken far down to the south. that is why it is not just cold and windy here but cold into the southern states as well where they have those concerns about frost and freeze advisories. we are between two systems, high pressure, low pressure, that gives us the win and t
right now, 24 here in washington. 24 in baltimore. dulles airport at 23 degrees. frederick, maryland, 25 there and you out to the west at winchester, we are at 22 this morning. also, wind chills in effect. it feels like it is in the teens across most of the area. here is a look at the satellite- radar. now, couple of things. yeah, there is snow. what precipitation you are seeing in the east, it is cold everywhere. it is snow in western portions of pennsylvania, ohio, central portions of west...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the recession has taken a great toll. we have made a difference at the department of transportation. and i want you to know -- i know you know this and i know you will hear visit -- hear this this afternoon, but president obama and all of the administration are redoubling our efforts this year to find more ways to grow the economy and create the jobs your communities depend on. as most of you know, i traveled last year to 66 cities and i met many of you. and i have seen some of the amazing things you are doing in your communities and some of th
i add my welcome to all of you to washington. it goes without saying that you all have some of the toughest jobs in america. we think as -- of the jobs that exist in washington, whether the president or vice-president or members of the cabinet. but you are on the ground every day. you are in the neighborhoods. you are with real people. and nobody knows more than you'd do the needs of america. so, i am just really delighted to have a chance to be with all of you and to listen to you. i know the...
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but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air, in the american airlines, i was looking at the city that i had left 13 years earlier, and i saw all these matchboxes all over the hills and the mountain that is backed drops to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured. and i wrote, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. other times, i did not see an earthquake. haiti being in the kirkham alley, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flim
but it would not be only washington d.c. i don't know what would happen to the cia and all these things. i'm asking you to be a little patient with haiti. but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that he is stating. haitians are very resilient. and i even see a silver lining in what our fans on january 12. on april 30, 2004, i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sub. i had one freeze they are, eighth and port-au-prince is a man-made catastrophe...
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the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: paul solman takes a real estate tour in atlanta with two experts on housing prices. >> there's reasons to believe it will stay down and there are reasons to believe it's going to come back. that's why you economists drive people crazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez has the story of american doctors and nurses helping to rebuild haiti's shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for its ability to respond to a biological attack. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour
the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections....
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yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of columbia, i got credit for 13.5 lost and the state of new jersey, with credit for 13 lost. the other states are illinois, thank you center, maryland, new york, north carolina, oregon, tennessee, minnesota, california, and washington. there are nine worst states this year. we added, unfortunately, six new states to that category. they are arizona, virginia, vt., pennsylvania, ohio, and nebraska. in order of ranking, the states in the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 basic laws are south dakota with only three of
yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states, there were 10 in the green category. the top to in this category are the district of...
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when i first came to washington in 1980 and working for the "congressional quarterly", i thought that i don't want to learn all love the rules of congress. i was going to be the bobby byrd. and after about a month and a half of him in my head with their rules for retiree learned the rule i would find exceptions. one of my colleagues said there is only one rule is you need to know. at the end of the day congress can do whatever it wants to do. haven't we seen that rule particularly in this area of fiscal policy dominated days demonstrated over and over and why would this system work where others have failed? >> there are bad rules and good rules. there were seven problems and one i mentioned but hollings said dos the current system which is not bipartisan and cut him did you don't teddy neff you have an arbitrary fixed goal then we have a sequester which is politically unrealistic. but this basically has a carriage, a stick and electric camera. that character is work together and you can reconcile your differences so it gives them a reason to work together and with the reconciliation b
when i first came to washington in 1980 and working for the "congressional quarterly", i thought that i don't want to learn all love the rules of congress. i was going to be the bobby byrd. and after about a month and a half of him in my head with their rules for retiree learned the rule i would find exceptions. one of my colleagues said there is only one rule is you need to know. at the end of the day congress can do whatever it wants to do. haven't we seen that rule particularly in...
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you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was particularly interested in, because i was very involved with that time and what was happening with aig. my aspect of having some jurisdiction of insurance. as i understand it, because of financial products in london, was without assets and had a tremendous involvement in counterparty positions for about $2.8 trillion and whose counterparty positions were starting to fail and they had to honor them, their initial internal decision of aig was to use the assets of the world's largest insurance company and they sought permission and it they sought permissi
you really miss washington, i assume? >> you can't guess how much. >> i -- those -- i've listened to the comments of the secretary, your successor, and now you, and i'm listening to the members' questions and how much memory is lost in a year or 14 months from those faithful days in september and october. which all of us hope we never relive, but, in fact, we're very much significantly different than today and the coolness of being able to answer. one of the questions i was...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the state and this nation. in south carolina alone, it would expand medicaid rolls by over 500,000 people. it would wind up costing taxpayers in the state more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. it would mean that medicaid would grow to be almost 40% of our budget and almost once was three of the population of south carolina would be on medicaid itself. all this means that unless people across our state really make their voice heard, significant cuts to other parts of government or substantial raises in taxes are coming our way. if you are to
that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the...
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>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security check point at dallas/ft. worth international airport was left unattended for an hour-and-a-half. we understand employees from the airport department of public safety were actually the ones who find the unsecured area during routine patrol. now the tsa is responding to the incident. laura ingle joins us to explain. >> hi, julie. the idea that anyone or anything could have passed throu
>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're...
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covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny from congress going forward. that always tends to make the market skittish. host: what does this say about the political year? guest: there's a lot of anger out there and everyone is looking for a scapegoat. part of the pitch democratic leaders are making to members is that this is not the only chance you have to show voters you are angry also. we have the jobs bill, the other reform -- this vote dire consequences. there will file for cloture as early as today which would set a vote for no later than thursday or friday. senators do not like to stick around for a friday vot
covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny...
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jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could do it but unfortunately i am seeing a lot of it hasn't come to fruition. so, with brown's victory, i'm looking as a republican victory we did have a filibuster and delete things in the government as a whole but we need more checks and balances on things such as health care and how we give our tax dollars going to things. a majority of americans have shown [inaudible] essentially i want more checks and balances, and my brother in law and my family lives up in massachusetts and half of them are liberals and the other half of them are republicans, so it's kind
jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could...
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see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. hello. i'm elizabeth couch, mayor of the city of burnsville and president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i would like to introduce -- [applause] >> thank you. i would like to now introduce the conference leadership here with me on is past president, jerry abramson. where is jerry? richard daley of chicago. doug palmer of trenton. [applause] >> don pasqualik of akron. joe reilly of charleston. c.e.o. and executive director tom cochran. and ladies and gentlemen, our friend from the white house, valerie jerod. my friends, it is a great honor for me to introduce to you our featured speaker, michelle obama, as first lady has bol
see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon,...
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forecast for washington for today looks like this. we are dealing with a couple of different things. number one, a lot of clouds around today. number two, the winds, i think that will be your most significant weather factor because you team that up with the low temperatures or the high temperatures in the low 30s. that will give you wind chills in the 20s. that will feel pretty rough today. winds gusting to 30. again, those flurries here and there during the course of the day. five-day forecast, below normal all week long. thursday night, a chance of snow into friday. we could see some accumulations with that. but there are a left question marks about that storm system. we'll let you know more later in the week. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. back to you now. >> all right. thank you so much, tony. >>> with the new year comes a new year in politics as well and looming on the horizon is health care. we want to get the latest on this right now. happy new year, emily. >> happy new year. >> it seems like the last tim
forecast for washington for today looks like this. we are dealing with a couple of different things. number one, a lot of clouds around today. number two, the winds, i think that will be your most significant weather factor because you team that up with the low temperatures or the high temperatures in the low 30s. that will give you wind chills in the 20s. that will feel pretty rough today. winds gusting to 30. again, those flurries here and there during the course of the day. five-day...
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access. [inaudible] >> usually that is done within the campaign. we will give tips to how to shoot it, try not to be too shaky. little tips like that to whoever gets that position. usually -- often times nothing comes of it. most campaigns will issued thousands of hours and there will not be anything there but the occasional nugget does happen. a [inaudible] >> the cost of making the ads? [inaudible] >> there are production costs of making an ad and it is something you need to factor into the budget. we need to see the ads be less than 10% of the actual amount spent on the air but sometimes that is not realistic. if
he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access....
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"washington journal" continues. host: jane is an assistant secretary with the department of labour and is here to talk to us about unemployment benefits. several states are saying that they expect to run not in the next couple of years. if they do, what will they do? guest: first of all, rob, thanks so much for doing this topic. we are glad to get the information to people. this was built so that the federal government would always be there to loan money to the states when they needed. president obama with the recovery act is faced with that. right now we have 26 states borrowing. by 2012 we anticipate 40 states will be borrowing. host: the top five states that have borrowed so far according to the department of labor include california, michigan, new york, ohio, and pennsylvania. california at the top with nearly $6 billion. pennsylvania at nearly $2 billion. where is the money coming from? does the federal government seriously expect the state ever to pay the money back? guest: there is no question that right now
"washington journal" continues. host: jane is an assistant secretary with the department of labour and is here to talk to us about unemployment benefits. several states are saying that they expect to run not in the next couple of years. if they do, what will they do? guest: first of all, rob, thanks so much for doing this topic. we are glad to get the information to people. this was built so that the federal government would always be there to loan money to the states when they...
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the first family's first christmas vacation far from washington. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. according to president obama, there is no longer any doubt about who is calling the shots in the christmas day terror scare aboard that detroit-bound airliner. today the president laid out the government's account of the bomb plot. in this coming week, he will sit down with his national intelligence and security chiefs to try to figure out how that plot got buy them in the first place. in the meantime with the post-holiday air travel rush kicking into high gear this weekend, passengers are trying to understand how all this changes the rules of the flying game. we're covering all of it tonight. we begin with nbc's mike viqueira at the white house. mike? >> good evening, lester. the president shared some new intelligence information with the nation today, and now he and others want to know why america's intelligence agencies failed to share that information with each other. today president obama revealed for the first time
the first family's first christmas vacation far from washington. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. according to president obama, there is no longer any doubt about who is calling the shots in the christmas day terror scare aboard that detroit-bound airliner. today the president laid out the government's account of the bomb plot. in this coming week, he will sit down with his national intelligence and security chiefs to try to figure out how that plot got...